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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

17 December 2016 1598 comments
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Gameweek 17 begins with Chelsea attempting to maintain their 10-game winning streak at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.

There’s plenty on show for Fantasy Football managers, with Eden Hazard a confirmed starter having missed the midweek victory at Sunderland.

Sold by more than 130,000 ahead of today’s deadline, they will be fidgeting uncomfortably throughout and hoping that Hazard continues to simmer in away matches. He’s scored just two goals in seven road trips so far, compared to six in eight at Stamford Bridge.

Diego Costa has had no such issues, home or away. He goes into today’s encounter off the back of just his third blank of the season on Wednesday – he is yet to go two Gameweeks without a goal or an assist this season.

For Palace, both Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke offer the major threat to a Chelsea defence that has conceded just two goals over their ten successive wins.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    With Costa suspended, should I buy George Boyd?

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    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ah...Boyd at 4.4
      Happy days

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    2. Tansey
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You should already have George Boyd if you have any aspirations for OR #1

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  2. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    It seems more and more like Costa + Double CHE def is the way to go

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    1. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Just about to post the same thought.

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Just got in - how's Hazard looking?

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      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Not dangerous at all. Kanté has had more shots on target...

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        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Hmmm - Though the extra rest would have rejuvenated him. Hope he starts picking up the pace soon. He's a lot of lolly in MF.
          - Cheers for the update mate.

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  3. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Batshuayi anyone ?

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  4. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso close

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  5. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Surely keeping Costa is better then selling him for one week? His Value may drop but isn't it bound to come straight back up the following weeks?

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    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Good thought but once the red flag is removed he will be price protected for 7 days.

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      imo If you have nothing pressing and can do it with FT's, then go ahead, but if you have to spend -8, then hold.

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  6. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso close

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  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso hit the target you donkey.

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    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      lol he's great to have, but man couldn't hit a bard door from the inside.

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  8. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso could have had a hatrick

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I could have had a hattrick

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    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      the new Monreno with CS

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    3. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not really, his chances have been difficult

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  9. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Puncheon down
    Looks like he wants to take a dump

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  10. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    SSN just slipped Schmeichel starts 🙂

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  11. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Standard Alonso get your hopes up attempt.

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  12. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Free tip:

    If you've got Costa very late like me (bought at 10.6) & were planning to do Kane ➡ Ibra this GW, go for Costa ➡ Ibra this GW & Kane ➡ Costa next GW. Assuming that he drops 0.2 this GW you won't lose any value on him.

    P.S. It's not wasting 2 FTs. It's just 1 extra transfer as you were about to do Kane arrow: Ibra this GW.

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Can you lend me some money?

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      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This

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    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm considering it, but it seems a waste of FT and Value.

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    3. jg7u
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I think that is what I'm doing

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    4. Ghost86
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I bought for 10.6 but is Ibra worth the -4 only got 1ft?

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      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        If you capt ibra home to SUN its worth it.

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    5. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      need to sort iheanacho first.

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    6. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Planning on getting Aguero so saving my transfer next gameweek

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    7. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking of doing the same as i bought at 10.6

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    8. SH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      bought at 10.6 & decided to do exactly this before Ibra rises tonight

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    9. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Good plan.

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  13. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Big Andy T!

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  14. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa banned for next match.

    Costa and Can 》 Origi and Pogba

    Worth doing?

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  15. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso has to be one of the worst finishers in the league

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    1. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      did well to get that close.. wasnt one bit easy.

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    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He is a defender for a reason though :-), but yep agreed. If it wasn't for the CS consistency, I'd be looking elsewhere.

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  16. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Townsend hair transplant

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  17. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    This Costa fellow keeps scoring. I might need to bring him in with that fixture next week...

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    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He won't score next week for sure

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    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      In after Mull.

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    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wind-up artiste 🙂

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  18. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    You people are so ungrateful, Alonso gets a clean sheet every week with the occasional assist and you complain

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    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      In a season cs are so scarce. They really are.

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He has goal threat apparently

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      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        He has scored this season...

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        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          AGainst Stekelenburg. Doesn't count.

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    3. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I have loved him since he was 5.9m -- what more can we ask for?

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      1. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        That reads a bit intense.

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    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      For 6.3 we are perfectly entitled to demand more.

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  19. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard assist ruined

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  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Softer than a backpass there.

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  21. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Carroll starting?

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    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Of course

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  22. The Big Fella
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anybody else thinking of selling Hazard then?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Too many other problem areas.

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    2. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Sold him last week

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    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      BOU,STO up next at home. Im keeping.

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  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard on the counter here has to get something

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  24. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Tekkers looking dangerous

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  25. Canary_Kid
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Worth doing Walker > David Luiz

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    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      4 yellows is the concern but he's good if you can't stretch to alonso

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  26. WDT
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Time to upgrade 5th mid bench fodder in the wake of Costa's benching next week. Expecting price rises resultantly for low priced mids (Can, Capoue, Zaha, Phillips)

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  27. FALCAO & MOU
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I don't understand how Hazard is at the top of midfielders ranking. I didn't own him between GW 6-11, and that seems to be exactly when he scored all his points.

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  28. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is it time to sell hazard after Bournemouth ?

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  29. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Not owning Costa has been a blast

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    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You get the last laugh this week

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  30. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Remember when Phil Neville first started doing commentary he was slated for being boring, which he was.

    And then he got sent on courses to sound interesting. Well he just sounds staged and desperate.

    Why didn't they just sack him and get some who can do the job in?

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    1. Guru Mediation
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. His pathetic defence of his brother last week on motd2 too. Can't stand him

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          9 years, 4 months ago

          What pathetic defence?

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